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No iPhone 18 in 2026, Another Report Claims
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That might be unpopular opinion but I kinda miss the times when we had only 2 iPhones to choose from like iPhone 6 and 6 Plus.
Now it'll be like 18, 18e, 18 Air, 18 Pro, 18 Pro Max and 18 Fold - 6 iPhones from one generation.
Now it'll be like 18, 18e, 18 Air, 18 Pro, 18 Pro Max and 18 Fold - 6 iPhones from one generation.
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I miss having an iPhone option that isn't "big, bigger or huge"
Amazing to think we may have an 18, an 18e, an 18 Air, an 18 Pro, an 18 ProMax and an 18 Fold
...but not one single option for those of us who want something smaller than a 6" screen.
Surely you mean a Numbers spreadsheet.
Nope .. I'll bet he uses Excel.
I don't want to irritate those who enjoy Numbers, but it doesn't even touch Excel when things get really complex and when compatibility across organizations is involved.
Numbers, to me, is "Excel for home users" (or simpler use cases at least).
Pretty hilarious how the usual negative commenters believe a strategic move to *delay* a product launch by six months is "penny pinching." Apple knows the base model doesn't drive the demand like the Pros, so give the people what they want and save the plain models for the spring when it's slow. It's not difficult to understand.
The pro max is currently the more desirable model. I don’t think that one is going away any time soon. Fold is a different beast for it to be considered a replacement.
Perhaps consider making your points without leading off with comments about other users on the forum?
It's unnecessary and detracts from points being made afterwards.
Good rule to follow as much as possible is: Talk about topics, not other users
so Apple continues down the path of innovating in useless things like release timing and extra buttons instead of in engineering and design and AI
I will definitely strongly consider it this year. There was a rumor recently of the base 17 getting the Pro Motion screen. If it also has the always on display, I think the base 17 would be fine for me.
If the shoe fits, wear it. *looking at you*
They could just give the iPhone 18 a 3nm chip from last year. Honestly, they should introduce the newest, latest chip in the Pro models every year and then let it trickle down to the non-Pro models the next. That would be the way...
I can see why Apple might push the iPhone 18 and all subsequent base models to spring release schedules but this could also be a huge mistake for them. The people who don't want to shell out for Pro models could easily buy a cheap Android device instead. It will also open the company up to further claims of elitism and only making products for the wealthy.
It's a risky move.
It's a risky move.
Who has ever forced anybody to upgrade? I'm running a 12 Pro Max myself, but I hold no particular grudge against Apple for their annual incremental upgrades. Has always seemed silly, and is obviously harder and harder to introduce features worthy of an annual release in the last number of years.
But to say you're keeping your over priced barely upgraded garbage seems a little contradictory?
If you don't want the Pro, you buy the current base iPhone - why on earth would this push anybody to an Android phone?
Your argument seems to be predicated on the notion that the only phones available are those released in September each year.
Apple is a publicly traded company with shareholder returns being the only thing that matters - that's by definition. Apple has always been a financially driven company.
That's what publicly traded corporations are and the officers are literally bound by their fiduciary responsibility to act as such.
I love mini but I have given up at this point and probably the saving grace is the fold even though I have no use of it but it might be the smallest phone (closed) we will get by Apple for a while. Upgrading to 17 Pro this year.
I wonder will we see a change in the number naming convention for the iPhone? Will the new models be called iPhone 26, iPhone 26 Air, iPhone 26 Pro and iPhone 26 Pro Max? And in 2026, we'll have the iPhone 26e in spring 2026 and iPhone 27 Pro, iPhone 27 Pro Max and the new iPhone 27 Fold in September 2026?
Most people here won't care since their identity is tied to Apple, but this is anti-consumer af.
It's hard to fault Apple on this. It makes sense for them to increase their bottom line and it's not remotely as though they are forcing consumers to buy the premium phones. Companies can't babysit consumers that may not have any self control to wait a little longer. And for those that can't wait but are on a budget, buying the prior year pro model is a great option.
How?? leaks are already out there and its more of the same. i'm planning to upgrade my 13 this year but the 17 colors are all fugly except the boring black.
Also promotion hasn't been confirmed on the base models so... still waiting for official news.
Ok but how many?? i mean price difference between base and pro are gonna be even more considerable this year.
I miss old day when on presentation you see only 2 models: black and white